Jona Efoloko
 2022 in Munich | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British/Congolese |
| Born | 23 September 1999 Kinshasa, DR Congo |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
| Club | Sale Harriers |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60 m: 6.63 (London, 2023) 100 m: 10.21 (Clermont, 2024) 200 m: 20.44 (Clermont, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Jona Efoloko (born 23 September 1999) is a British/Congolese sprinter. A former European youth (U18) and World Junior (U20) champion in 200 metres, In 2022, he was part of the Great Britain relay team that won European and Commonwealth gold, and World Championship bronze, in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay.
Early life
[edit]Efokolo was born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo before relocating to Britain, where he became a member of the Manchester Sale Harriers.[1] He studied at the University of East London.[2]
Biography
[edit]He won the European U18 Championships 200 m in 2016 and won silver in the same event in 2017.[3] He won the 200 m title at the 2018 IAAF World Junior Championships in Tampere, setting his personal best in 20.48.[4]
He won medals in three senior 4 × 100 m relay competitions in 2022, winning gold for England at his home Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, gold for Britain at the European Championships in Munich and bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[2]
He was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[5]
In April 2024, he set new personal best times of 10.21 seconds for the 100 metres, and 20.44 seconds for the 200 metres, in Clermont, Florida.[6][7] That month, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] In May 2024, he was selected to run the 200 metres and 4 × 100 m relay for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[9]
He was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou.[10] He ran in the men’s 4 × 100 metres relay, alongside Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake , Romell Glave and Eugene Amo-Dadzie as the British quartet won their heat to qualify for the final and secure a place for Britain at the 2025 World Championships.[11] He was selected for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, helping the British men's 4 x 100 metres team to a third place finish.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jona Efoloko". British Athletics.
- ^ a b "UEL sprinter Jona Efoloko aims for gold again". Voice. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
- ^ "Talented teen Jona Efoloko on track for Tokyo 2020". TASS. 15 August 2018.
- ^ "GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD SELECTED FOR THE 2023 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPS". Britishathletics.org.uk. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Athletics Elite Invitational". World Athletics. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Athletics Elite Invitational". World Athletics. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS 2025". British Athletics. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "GB & NI SECURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS ON CRUCIAL FIRST DAY AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". British Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "SOLID PERFORMANCES FROM DAY THREE AT THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MADRID". British Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced". Fast Running. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jona Efoloko at World Athletics
- Jona Efoloko at British Athletics
- Jona Efoloko at Power of 10
- Jona Efoloko at Team England
- Jona Efoloko at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Jona Efoloko on Instagram
World U20 Champions in men's 200 metres | |
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kinshasa
- British male sprinters
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century Black British people
- English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England
- Alumni of the University of East London
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships winners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century British sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics